Archive for August, 2008

Urban Bond Sale Disclosure Examined by Tokyo Exchange (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Urban Corp. ’s convertible bond sale is being examined by the Tokyo Stock Exchange to determine if the Japanese property developer withheld information from investors before its collapse last week with $2.35 billion in debt.

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Osaka Toin trounces Tokoha to claim title (The Japan Times)

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) Shoma Okumura hit a grand slam in the first inning as Osaka Toin battered Tokoha Gakuen Kikugawa of Shizuoka Prefecture for a 17-0 victory to claim the National High School Championship on Monday. Yuto Fukushima struck out nine over the distance, limiting Tokoha to five hits at a packed Koshien Stadium to give the Osaka school its second triumph in the summer …

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A short, fun stay in Japan - Asia- msnbc.com

A short, fun stay in Japan Finding your way around Tokyo and Kyoto … Experience Bangkok on the cheap

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Panel to investigate Okinawa reversion (UPI)

TOKYO, Aug. 17 (UPI) — A panel is to probe whether the 1972 reversion of Okinawa to Japanese sovereignty from the United States was carried out fairly, a lawyer says.

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Japan’s most popular tourist attractions - Asia- msnbc.com

… virtually every luxury brand can be found. In Roppongi or Aoyama it’s also fun to … stay inside Tokyo’s city limits or leave them, however, the complete tourism experience in Japan

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What are the effects of ‘middle child syndrome’? - Parenting …

Readers’ fun-loving children covered in cake, pasta, mud … can identify with and deeply empathize with as you experience … As their kids age, Japan’s parents play Cupid

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Experience Bangkok on the cheap - Asia- msnbc.com

Experience Bangkok on the cheap Enjoy great roadside meals and … The fun ends at 8 a.m. when the National Anthem is played … Japan’s most popular tourist attractions

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Women's wrestling expects surge in interest - Globe and Mail


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Women's wrestling expects surge in interest
Globe and Mail, Canada -16 hours ago
Wrestling was the last of combative sports to go to women's competition, he said, and he always believed it was a natural development.
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Women's wrestler gets Canada's first goldSports Network
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Fashion and Culture in Tokyo’s Shibuya

The Shibuya district of Japan’s capital city, Tokyo, is the epitome of modernity, high fashion and fast-paced living. Travelers heading here for the first time from their -->

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